Developers have been very slow to restart construction of new condominiums across the United States since the condo crash. But in a few coastal markets like New York City and San Francisco, new condominiums are selling quickly and developers are building in bulk. The high cost of developable land is encouraging condo development in some prime downtown locations....More

Google tries hard to keep its real estate plans secretwith its spokespeople declining to answer questions from the media regarding the size of its holdings. But judging from the information that has been made public, it's clear that the company's skyrocketing growth is not limited to its number of employees or business acquisitions.

As gateway cities' downtowns revive and thrive, office rents are rising. So we asked Colliers International which commercial business districts across the country have the highest average class-A office rents.

The recent announcement that it was buying a 56-acre industrial park in Menlo Park, Calif. to expand its campus is just the latest in a rapidly accelerating number of Facebook’s real estate deals. To see how much the company’s property needs have grown, take a look at our gallery.

Which are the top American cities today, how do they rank on a global scale, and what will they be like tomorrow? The answers to these questions can vary from one study to another, depending on the type of data being used. We looked at five studies conducted within the past three years; here, we list the 17 American cities (in no particular order) that were included in at least one of the studies.

Borrowers are making a dent in the mountain of expiring bubble-era loans coming due in the next few years. New York state bank regulators are preparing an investigation into commercial real estate mortgage loan servicers. Kite Realty Group Trust completes its $2.1 billion merger with Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust. San Francisco residents are putting up roadblocks to future development in the city. These are among today’s 10 must reads from around the commercial real estate sector....More

An unusual landlord/tenant pilot partnership is underway between The Swig Co., a Bay Area commercial real estate investor and operator, and Project Frog, a maker of technologically-advanced component buildings. The two firms have partnered to turn what set out to be a straightforward retrofit office project into a showcase for technologically advanced design and sustainable building in downtown San Francisco.

A tax has been proposed in San Francisco that would aim to discourage investors from selling apartment buildings within five years of buying them. Taubman has agreed to sell seven malls to Starwood Capital Group for $1.4 billion. Lenders have opened the vault for the hotel sector. Colony Capital has planned the latest single family rent securitization offering—a $558.5 million offering. These are all among today’s 10 must reads from around the commercial real estate sector....More

Facebook has acquired land next to its Silicon Valley headquarters to accommodate an expansion of its sprawling campus. CoStar Group has announced a rebranding campaign. It will ditch its black-and-gold logo in favor of a more subdued blue and white design. Plans to build a floating pool in New York’s East River are moving forward thanks to Google. American Realty Capital’s bet on Red Lobster’s real estate raises some concerns. These are all among today’s 10 must reads in the commercial real estate sector....More